To A New Life
A big thanks to all my reviewers
I do not own Titanic
"Harry" Lizzie said going over to him and giving him a hug, she hadn't been really close to him before, but he was Jim's best friend.
"I've been looking for you" He said as they pulled apart and Lizzie had started crying again
"I can't find Jim anywhere. He's not on the list, they-"
"Its okay, stop crying" He said and Lizzie tied to stop but couldn't "come with me" He said and Lizzie and Ariel followed him as he led them to the lower decks. They soon entered a small room, it was really warm inside and Lizzie could see about four lifeless bodies under blankets
"Are they dead?" Ariel asked quietly
"No" Harry said as he led them to a cot in the corner of the room. Lizzie quickly recognized Jim laying there. He was under a bunch of blankets, yet his face looked cold and pale. Lizzie quickly went towards him as tears came down her eyes.
"Oh Jim" She cried as she kissed his cold lips. Jim barely opened his eyes before closing them again
"I found him when I went back for survivors" Harry said "he was holding on to a chair. Honestly I thought he was dead, but I couldn't leave my friend there, so we pulled him out, it wasn't until he was in the boat we realized he was still alive"
"Oh thank you Harry" Lizzie said as she sat down on the cot and put Jims head to rest on her lap. Ariel was happy he was alive, but seeing Lizzie all over him annoyed her
"It was nothing, like I said; I couldn't leave my best friend there"
Lizzie smiled down at Jim. He was alive, he was still with her. "I'm so happy your okay" Lizzie said kissing him once more
"The doctor says he's improving, he just needs to stay very warm. He has frost bites on his legs, but thank fully they are not bad, they should be fine by the time we reach New York"
"Thank you for taking care of him Harry"
"He'd do the same thing, if I were the one laying there" Harry spoke truthfully
"I'll go arrange a room for him to stay" Ariel said before walking out, Harry soon followed so Lizzie could be alone with Jim
"I love you" She said and the corners of his mouth slowing turn into a smile.
After being placed in a nice room, Jim was left to rest. His color had come back and Lizzie made sure he drank some soup before he fell back into another deep sleep. He hadn't said much when he was awake, he could barely sit up to drink his soup, but Lizzie could tell by the look in his eyes he loved her and he was happy she was safe.
After Jim slept, Lizzie went to go check on her father again. He was awake now and had been moved into a state room.
"I must go find officer Lightoller and thank him" George said as he sipped his tea "He really did save those of us on the colapsables"
Lizzie smiled. She hadn't met Mr. Lightoller, but she remembered Jim always said good things about him
"Oh God, I can't be more thankful that my family is okay" George said clearly happy for his second chance at life
"I'm grateful we are all safe too" Lizzie said
"How is Jim" George asked
"He's still asleep. Harold said he was in the water a long time, we're lucky Jim made it." She said with a small smile
"You should go check on him"
"I know, I just wanted to make sure you were fine"
'I'm fine love" George said as Sylvia came into the room "You should go, Sylvia's here now" He said and Lizzie got up giving Sylvia a small smile
"Good night father" she said kissing him on the cheek before leaving the room and heading toward hers. She wanted to see if the children were awake
As she opened the door to her room she saw that Mrs. Lewis had ordered food for the kids and they were eating
"Is your dad oaky" Alex asked as Lizzie came in.
She gave each of them a hug
"Yes, his fine" She said as she looked at Adam, who seemed to be in a different world
"And Officer Jim" Emma asked
" His fine too" She said "Adam I need to talk to you" Adam nodded and she led the little boy to the living room
"Adam, I don't know how to say this to you-"
"It's okay you don't have to. I know they died" He said not looking at her
"Who told you?"
"I saw them in my dream. Papa said I was the man of the house now and I should take care of mama and Abbey" He said
"Adam, I'm so sorry" She said pulling him into a hug letting him cry
Lizzie helped Adam send a telegram to his family stating that he was okay, but Amanda and their father were gone. After dinner Adam wanted to stay in his room alone.
Alex and Emma wanted to accompany Lizzie to go see Jim. When they got to Jim's room, Lizzie let them know Jim was really weak and he might probably be asleep. The owner of the state room opened the door for them and let them in. When Lizzie opened the door to Jim's room she saw he was awake
"Lizzie" He said. His voice wasn't weak, but it wasn't the same either. "Look at you two" he smiled when he saw Alex and Emma "How are you" He asked
"Fine" They replied together
"I'm glad you're not dead Officer Jim" Emma said hugging him
"Thank you princess" He smiled at her "I'm glad you're okay too"
"How are you feeling" Lizzie asked him
"I can't feel my legs. It's an odd feeling really" she smiled at him as she sat down beside him
"Give it time" Lizzie said and he smiled and looked at Alex
"I hope the sinking hasn't changed your mind about being an officer" He said
"Not at all. Now I can't wait to be one, so I can save people like you did" Alex said jumping in the other side on the bed and Emma joined him
"This is comfy" Emma told Alex and both Lizzie and Jim smiled at them
"Thank you" Lizzie told him in a lower voice "we wouldn't be here if it weren't for you" She said
"I'd never let anything happen to you or them. I love you guys so much" Jim said wiping away the tears that came down her cheek
"I thought I lost you back there" She said "I was so scared"
"I'm here now and we are together that's all that matters" He said pulling her into a hug
"I'm sorry I was mad at you Jim, I'm so sorry"
"You had every right to be mad at me, don't be sorry, I should be the one saying sorry"
"I accepted your apology since the time you decided to go down with the ship" Lizzie said and Jim laughed softly
"Come here" He said giving her a small kiss
Lizzie then lay down beside him
"Come here you two" Jim said as he brought Alex and Emma closer to him and the four of them stayed close to one another. This is how it's supposed to be. Lizzie thought
I know it's not the greatest chapter, but reviews would be nice :)